Smart Communications, Ericsson and Meta optimize Messenger calls

Smart Communications, Ericsson and Meta announced on Tuesday that they jointly optimized Smart’s network to improve voice and video call quality for Meta’s Messenger app in the Philippines. The announcement specifically covers OTT (over-the-top) voice and video calls carried on Smart’s network in the Philippines.

The companies said the network changes were designed to support better-quality calls on Messenger. The source names Smart Communications as the operator, Ericsson as the network vendor, Meta as the app provider, Messenger as the service, and the Philippines as the country, but it does not provide performance metrics, technical parameters, device requirements, or a launch date beyond Tuesday.

This announcement reflects a common operator and platform approach to improving app performance on mobile networks, especially for OTT communications services such as voice and video calling. In this case, the named parties are Smart Communications, Ericsson and Meta, and the stated focus is Messenger call quality in the Philippines rather than eSIM, eUICC (embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card), or RSP (remote SIM provisioning).